Office Depot(R) 3 1/2" Bulk Diskettes, IBM(R) Format, DS/HD, Black, Box of 25

there is something quite magical about using five and a quarter inch floppy disks the slender and flexible feel of the disc is in stark contrast to the chunky and not inconsiderable drive hardware itself it's truly a classically recognizable emblem from a now distant computing pass the original 8-inch floppy disk was born in the late 60s before the five and a quarter follow-up design took over before eventually fading from common use in the early to mid 1990s there are some interesting tales to be told of this invention though so today let's take a look back at this industry veteran and tell the story of the rise and fall of the five and a quarter inch floppy disk before we talk about the five and a quarter i want to quickly look at its predecessor the og the eight incher the one matthew broderick used to almost cause a nuclear holocaust you see it all started with ibm's huge mainframe